Help us Provide an Affordable Home for Everyone in Pennsylvania

The affordability gap between the cost of a home and what people actually make is present in every community in the state, from the most rural to the most urban, and in every state around this country. High costs force many Pennsylvania workers to over-burden themselves, paying more than they can truly afford just to give their family a place to live.

In 2011, fair market rent of a two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania is $837. To afford this rate, one needs to earn $16.09 per hour – but the average renter in Pennsylvania only makes $12.49. The minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, requiring someone to work more than two full-time, minimum wage jobs just to afford a place to live.

News

Sep 12 2017

By: Matthew Desmond Published: September 12, 2017 If neighborhood perceptions can drive selection into and out of certain areas, influence the concentration of social problems, exacerbate negative health outcomes, and steer urban policy, then identifying factors that influence those perceptions …more

Jul 19 2017

By: Oscar Perry Abello, Next City Published: July 11, 2017 Last week, a New York Times story vividly documented the prejudice against low-income households that keeps U.S. housing markets largely segregated. The article opened with a scene from a Houston elementary school …more

Jul 5 2017

Recorded: July 5, 2017 This webinar highlights specific strategies, gleaned from collaborative research that Enterprise Community Partners is conducting with the FrameWorks Institute, to overcome these challenges. Dr. Manuel offers evidence-based tools for reframing the public discourse on homelessness and …more

Jul 5 2017

By: Emily McConville, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Published: Jul 3, 2017 The Lawrenceville Corporation has broken ground on seven homes as part of the Lawrenceville Community Land Trust, which aims to create and maintain affordable housing in a neighborhood where housing prices …more

Jun 27 2017

By: Randy Shaw Published: June 20, 2017 The times they are a changin’, at least when it comes to San Francisco and Berkeley housing. On June 13, San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee signed HOME SF into law. The district supervisor-sponsored …more

Jun 15 2017

By: HUD Published: June 14, 2017 Earlier yesterday, HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced the amount of national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) each state will receive in 2017. The total amount of HTF nationally is $219,168,373. You …more

May 23 2017

By: Andrew Restuccia , Matthew Nussbaum and Sarah Ferris, Politico Published: May 22, 2017 Donald Trump, whose populist message and promises to help American workers propelled him to the White House, is set to issue a budget proposal on Tuesday that …more

Apr 11 2017

By: Yamiche Alcindor Published: April 2, 2017 KINSMAN, Ohio — For years, Tammy and Joseph Pavlic tried to ignore the cracked ceiling in their living room, the growing hole next to their shower and the deteriorating roof they feared might …more